Computer Model Shows How COVID-19 Could Lead to Runaway Inflammation (IMAGE)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Computer Model Shows How COVID-19 Could Lead to Runaway Inflammation

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A 3D structural model of the spike protein. The superantigenic region identified in this study is circled in yellow. A T cell receptor bound to the superantigen region is shown in cyan/red ribbon diagram.

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Image courtesy of Ivet Bahar, PhD and Mary H Cheng, PhD.

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